He said he had continued to receive text messages from persons he did not know just as he had been under pressure from community and religious leaders, friends and relations to withdraw the case.

“Instead of being celebrated as a whistle-blower, I’m here being castigated by my community. And I don’t see any reason this action should be treated in isolation because there are other cases before this in this country, which did not attract much attention.

“Yes, I’m a member of the PDP, but I’m not holding forte for my party or my community. Nobody is sponsoring me. And I hope I deserve national honour for this action of mine.

“If we say we are fighting corruption and are still perpetuating corruption, it means double talk,” he said.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Sunday, March 10, declared that the people of the state had been freed from bondage and socioeconomic stagnation.

Abdulrazaq dedicated his victory to the glory of God and to all the people of the state.

He said: "We give Almighty God all the glory. We dedicate this victory to the people of Kwara state, home and abroad, who stood resolutely to see through the democratic revolution that started many years ago."